David Cox Jr. of Hertford, collector of Tar Heel currency, maintains that, â€œNorth Carolina issued far more paper money than any other state in the union.â€ His collection of N.C. printed currency contains money, scrip, and bank notes from the Revolutionary and Civil wars and has been displayed at the Smithsonian. N.C. currency began circulating in 1712 but was prohibited in 1786 upon joining the union. Many counties and municipalities issued Confederate money between 1861 and 1864.

South Fork of the New River is a part of the oldest river system in North America. The gentle mountain river remains one of North Carolina's best-kept travel secrets providing the perfect setting for leisurely canoeists and nature and wildlife enthusiasts. The river is in danger from both ends due to rapid development around Blowing Rock and Boone, and from efforts of the Appalachian Power Company of Virginia seeking to permit damming.

Native American tribes such as the Sioux, Algonquian, Catawba, and Cherokee, contrary to popular belief, exhibited very democratic governing practices according to early accounts written by John Lawson from 1700 and 1701. By Lawson's accounts, most tribes possessed a hierarchy of leaders rather than one single leader.

A stranger visits the rural village of Shackletown, and mysteriously cures Rev. Noah D. Hufham's daughter, Carrie, of an anomalous ailment. Shortly thereafter the stranger disappears leading the reverend to suggest that their visitor was an angelic being.

The exploits of North Carolina highway patrolman, Bobby Harris, native of Warren County, included a high-speed car chase with a bootlegger that crossed state lines into Virginia. The chase ended when both the bootlegger and the patrolman crashed through a department store window in Danville, Virginia.

Traditional folk musician, Clark Jones, recreates the faces and voices of the American past by performing songs and ballads. Jones plays various instruments such as the fretless banjo, autoharp, and hammer dulcimer in presenting American history through song to listeners.